1926 VFL Grand Final: Melbourne v Collingwood
This is the match report for the match played on 9 October 1926 between Melbourne and Collingwood in the grand final of the 1926 VFL season.
Melbourne hosted Collingwood at MCG.
Bert Chadwick captained the hosts.
Charlie Tyson captained the visitors with Syd Coventry as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Bert Chadwick and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.
Melbourne
B. Chadwick (capt.), J. Abernethy, J. Collins, H. Coy, J. Davidson, C. Deane, D. Duff, H. Dunbar, B. Johnson, H. Moyes, C. Streeter, D. Taylor, T. Thomas, B. Tymms, F. Vine, I. Warne-Smith, H. White, S. Wittman
Collingwood
C. Tyson (capt.), S. Coventry (vice-capt.), R. Baker, G. Beasley, J. Beveridge, H. Chesswas, A. Collier, H. Collier, G. Coventry, J. Harris, B. Libbis, B. Makeham, C. Milburn, F. Murphy, J. Poulter, J. Shanahan, L. Wescott, E. Wilson
Melbourne (17.17.119) defeated Collingwood (9.8.62).
Goalkickers
Melbourne: B. Johnson (6), H. Moyes (3), S. Wittman (3), D. Duff (2), C. Deane, D. Taylor, F. Vine
Collingwood: H. Collier (3), G. Coventry (2), R. Baker, A. Collier, B. Libbis, B. Makeham
Match Details
Season:
1926 VFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Melbourne
v
Collingwood
Date:
Saturday 9 October 1926
Time:
2:50 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
59,632
Match Results
Outcome:
Melbourne
def.
Collingwood
Score:
17.17.119 - 9.8.62
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 7 | 14 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 17 | 17 | . | 17 | (119) |
| Collingwood | 1 | . | 1 | 6 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 8 | 9 | . | 8 | (62) |
| Margin | MELB by 22 | MELB by 9 | MELB by 45 | MELB by 57 | MELB by 57 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Jock McHale
(Collingwood)
Captains:
Bert Chadwick
(Melbourne),
Charlie Tyson
(Collingwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Melbourne),
Syd Coventry
(Collingwood)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
J. McMurray
Goal Umpire:
E. Jenkins,
S. Rouvray
Boundary Umpire:
B. Davies,
W. Naismith
Player Statistics
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Abernethy, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Chadwick, Bert (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Coy, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Davidson, Jimmy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Deane, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 34 | Duff, Dave | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 28 | Dunbar, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Johnson, Bob | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Moyes, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Streeter, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Taylor, Dick | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Thomas, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Tymms, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Vine, Frank | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 14 | Warne-Smith, Ivor | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | White, Herbie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Wittman, Stan | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 17 | 17 | |||
Collingwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker, Reg | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Beasley, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Beveridge, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Chesswas, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Collier, Albert | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 8 | Collier, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 10 | Coventry, Gordon | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 9 | Coventry, Syd (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Harris, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Libbis, Billy | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 15 | Makeham, Bob | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 28 | Milburn, Charlie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Murphy, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Poulter, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Shanahan, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Tyson, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Wescott, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Wilson, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 9 | 8 | |||